HISTORIC TRIO - Three of the most popular attractions at Disneyland - the Disneyland Monorail, Matterhorn Bobsleds and Submarine Voyage - all debuted on the same day, June 14, 1959. (Paul Hiffmeyer/Disneyland)

Standing in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland, where magical storybooks come alive, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse welcome visitors from all over the world. Combining classic favorites and exciting additions, Disneyland park is an essential part of a Southern California vacation. (Paul Hiffmeyer/Disneyland)

The first tubular steel roller coaster opened in 1959 at Disneyland adjacent to the Submarine Voyage Lagoon. Guests on the Matterhorn Bobsleds scale the snowy summit in a racing toboggan and speed down the slopes to a sensational splashdown in an Apine pond, while the Abominable Snowman is rumored to be lurking around every turn. (Paul Hiffmeyer/Disneyland)

DARTH VADER -- Pictured in a scene from the attraction, "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader is one of the famous characters guests encounter in "Star Tours - The Adventures Continue, a 3-D attraction at Disneyland park in Anaheim, Calif. The attraction also is thrilling guests at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney Enterprises, Inc./Lucasfilm Ltd.)

ANOTHER DIMENSION OF FUN - Guests visiting "The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™" at Disneyland Resort in California find themselves in a lost episode of "The Twilight Zone" taking a spine-tingling tour of an abandoned Hollywood hotel. The tour concludes with a literally hair-raising ride on the hotel's haunted service elevator, including a "faster-than-the-speed-of-gravity" plunge from the 13th floor. (Paul Hiffmeyer/Disneyland)
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SPACE MOUNTAIN - Rocket into the outer reaches of darkest space on this high-speed thrill ride that hurtles you into the final fun frontier as your space craft dips and careens at supersonic speeds. (Disneyland Resort)

Disneyland park guests visiting New Orleans Square set forth on a swashbuckling voyage as they are transported back to the days when pirates and privateers wrought havoc on the high seas, discovering a pirate's curse, the plundering of a Caribbean village and the elusive exploits of Captain Jack Sparrow.

HAUNTED MANSION (ANAHEIM, Calif.) – This New Orleans Square attraction opened August 9, 1969 and is the home of 999 happy haunts but there is “always room for one more” as Disneyland park guests take a spirited tour aboard their doom-buggy. (Disneyland Resort) - See more at: http://disneylandnews.com/?post_type=attachment&s=haunted+mansion#sthash.BUYaOhHl.dpuf

Inspired by the iconic Pan Pacific Auditorium, turnstiles set the stage for the entrance to Disney California Adventure park. Buena Vista Street transports guests to Los Angeles as Walt Disney found it when he first arrived in California, with buildings inspired by structures that existed during the 1920s and '30s - including the Pan Pacific Auditorium. A landmark structure in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles, the auditorium was the premiere location for indoor public events until it closed after almost 40 years in 1972.. (Paul Hiffmeyer/Disneyland)